Thursday, September 24, 2015

Yes, so miraculous (@ 1.04 min in video) everyone would want a piece of German engineering.

Volkswagen announced plans in 2012 to spend around 250
million euros on the engine plant, in line with Russian
government targets to equip at least 30 percent of vehicles
produced in Russia with locally-made engines by 2016.

Russian sales of the VW brand fell 44 percent year-on-year
in the first seven months of this year and the company in March
cut jobs and working hours at the Kaluga factory. But it says
its investment plans are intact due to the market's longer-term
prospects.

The Nats again proves that they cannot be trusted to stick to their plan or principles. Seems that polls are the main focus. I cannot stand an unprincipled party willing to bow to minority party no hopers and screaming twatteratti.

New Zealand First said they opposed Red Peak being added, in line with their strong opposition to any flag change.

As such, the windfarms and solar panels are not just bad at reducing
carbon dioxide — even if they did succeed in reducing carbon dioxide
they’d be useless at cooling the planet. It is only four billion dollars
a day worldwide, wasted.

A professional modeller takes apart the basic physics model of climate change and finds the religion of man made CO2 warming wanting.

3, 2, 1, cue the ranting of warmists, lefties looking to tax the process and others with vested interests as some sacred cows are slain.

Monday, September 07, 2015

The LabourLite Nat minister in charge of the safety body Worksafe, which has recently gone rogue on quad bike safety fining a farmer heaps for helmets hanging on the wall, has missed the boat in asking farmers to find a solution.

He got a rough reception from a farmer meeting in Masterton over safety issues.

There is no need for more regulation, guidelines or safety hardware. Farmers realise that the status quo is not acceptable, but the attitude of clipboard wielding Worksafe bureaucrats has to change.

From farmer reports:

Worksafe reps turning up unannounced, in unmarked vehicles and without visible ID, expecting job in hand to cease whilst the boxes are ticked. That is not acceptable.Worksafe turned up out of the blue when we busy working in the yards and expected to drop everything.

"He wanted to know whether I'd wiped my arse that morning. After an hour of my time, only fault was that motorbikes without first aid kits was an issue. I suggested that he left."

Typical commentary from farmers heartily sick of bureaucrats being heaped on them.

The attitude of Worksafe are unprofessional, needing curtailing and a culture change from Worksafe. Worksafe should be a partner, not a punisher to be feared.

One comment suggested:

Investigation and analysis of quad bike deaths or serious injuries should be shared publicly.

Woodhouse replied "that would need to be resourced" (implying more taxes).

I was surprised at that answer. Other than waving the big stick on helmets, one wonders what else Worksafe is doing when it combs through an incident. Does it not already analyse in minute detail the causes of the incidents? If not, why not?

Saturday, September 05, 2015

“The fact that today we celebrate that we
have not had a successful people smuggling venture in a year, and that
over the course of the last 18 months or so we have turned back 20 boats
and stopped 633 people from arriving in our country, is a significant
achievement…

“…We have a very clear policy in place
and that is that people who seek to come to our country by boat
illegally will not settle in our country.”

How Euro states should be reacting. But the poll driven moonbeams that masquerade as Western governments are welcoming all manner of terrorists.

The spineless jellyfish Key has been contacted and is backtracking with weasel words as you read this.

Obviously detecting the mood of real New Zealanders, not the baying Aotearoan leftie socialist mob, he's got a fence firmly jammed up where the sun doesn't shine over this one, having a bob each way awaiting the next focus poll.

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

An initiative to create safe and healthy rental houses in Auckland is achieving great success

landlords receive a free assessment by an Auckland Council eco advisor and a report recommending potential improvements

One wonders how many of these 'eco advisers' infest the Auckland Council?

No doubt on a six figure rate with a suitably emblazoned eco vehicle, living large justifying their existence on the ratepayer dime.

Doing something that landlords already pay their rental agents to inspect and check on a regular basis without clipboard wielding ticket clipping bureaucrats getting in the way of their rental business.

It doesn't end there, as they say, there's more! An eco adviser is coming to your rental soon.

Tenants receive advice on how to keep their house warmer and drier

initiative is now being adopted by other local boards around Auckland

Tenants probably get to know about simpler things like keeping windows open for good airflow. Apparently stops the mould, but from recent pimped reports on mouldy houses in the media, tenants and common sense are a world apart.

I suppose in Len's world class most liveable city, leaving a window open is an invite to be burgled.

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Whilst the traitors on social media spout their reasons to ditch our blue flag for one of four rags, I wonder if John Boy considered the need to change the Naval White Ensign? At least the white feathers on three of the rag options would not show on a white background.

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Semi-retired, enjoying the rural lifestyle, watching the grass grow and keeping a watchful eye, via my wireless connection at dialup speeds, on the world of rampant local and central government bureaucracy...